Name
service
Synopsis
service --list service { --test-if-available | --test-if-configured-on }service
serviceservice
{ start | stop }
A shell script used to list, start, and stop network services.
Primarily this is an interface to services managed by
xinetd
, but it also includes support for Postfix
(with a service name of smtp
) and for receipt of
faxes (fax-receive
) on Panther.
Options
-
--list
Print a list of services available for management to standard output.
-
--test-if-available
Return
0
if the specified service is available on the system;1
if not.-
--test-if-configured-on
Return
0
if the specified service is currently configured to run;1
if not.
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